Not allowing the general public to edit events

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

I have set up a Calendar that contains one view (which contains 6 calendars) and the actual 6 calendars, the view is set up as my default calendar.

For some reason the general public can post event requests? I want to disable that option and only have a small group of individuals with admin rights who are logged in have the ability to post event requests.

How do you achieve this? my main issue is just disabling the option for the general public to post events.

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

Hi Dave,

On the Event Requests tab of the calendar, change the Mode from View only to Normal.

Let me know if this does not resolve it.

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

Hi Ian

They are all set to normal and they are fine it's my All calendars view that anyone can add events to. If I want my default calendar to show all events for all calendars should I just be using my all calendars view as my default or do I need to create a view and then make it a global view and then set that as my default?

Thanks again.

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

Hi Dave,

No user should be able to add events to a view. What exactly happens when you are not logged in and you click on the + to add an event?

I'd like to make sure you do not have an actual calendar by the same name. Log in as admin and go to Admin -> Calendars then click on Title next to Sort By: then All next to the alphabet. If there is a calendar named "All Calendars View" or something similar, please delete it.

You can really use either a Global View or the All Calendars view. Here is the difference:

Global View: Calendars must be explicitly added to a global view. If you create a new calendar, it will not be added automatically.

All Calendars View: Contains all calendars the current user has permission to view. You can not add or remove calendars from this view, but on the plus side, you do not have to maintain it either. If you add another calendar, it simply becomes part of this view without you having to do anything.

I'm going to assume that you'll be using the All Calendars View. In Admin -> Calendars, click on All Calendars View at the top. Give it a title or leave it as is and make sure Enabled is checked. Then click Save.

To set this as the default calendar, go to Admin -> Default Options and change the Default Calendar setting. If this is already set to the All Calendars View, simply click Save.

Let me know if this doesn't resolve it.

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

No user should be able to add events to a view. What exactly happens when you are not logged in and you click on the + to add an event?

When I am not logged in and I click on the plus sign it takes me to the New Event screen

I'd like to make sure you do not have an actual calendar by the same name. Log in as admin and go to Admin -> Calendars then click on Title next to Sort By: then All next to the alphabet. If there is a calendar named "All Calendars View" or something similar, please delete it.

There was no duplicates

You can really use either a Global View or the All Calendars view. Here is the difference:

Global View: Calendars must be explicitly added to a global view. If you create a new calendar, it will not be added automatically.

All Calendars View: Contains all calendars the current user has permission to view. You can not add or remove calendars from this view, but on the plus side, you do not have to maintain it either. If you add another calendar, it simply becomes part of this view without you having to do anything.

I'm going to assume that you'll be using the All Calendars View. In Admin -> Calendars, click on All Calendars View at the top. Give it a title or leave it as is and make sure Enabled is checked. Then click Save.

I am using all calendar view

To set this as the default calendar, go to Admin -> Default Options and change the Default Calendar setting. If this is already set to the All Calendars View, simply click Save.

The all calendars view is set to the default

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

what i am trying to do is not allow the public to have an option to submit an event...I only want admins to be able to add events when logged in, so basically I want to hide the plus sign from the general public...is this possible?

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

Yes, this is perfectly doable.

On the New Event screen, what does it say next to Calendar: just above the event title? Also, are you up to date in Admin -> Installer -> Updates inside of Thyme?

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

I have the most up to date version of Thyme...there is no other updates available.

It says Central Region which is the first calendar alphabetically of the six that I have set up.

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

What do you have on the Members tab of this calendar? Is Public set up with Normal access rather than view-only?

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

public is set to view only on all of the calendars

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

And on the event requests tab of this calendar Mode is set to Normal? On the event add screen does the button next to cancel say Save or Next?

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

And on the event requests tab of this calendar Mode is set to Normal?

It is set to normal

On the event add screen does the button next to cancel say Save or Next?

It says next

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

I'm sorry for any inconvenience dave, I'm just having trouble reproducing this on my end. I want to set this up exactly as you have it. Other than Public -> View Only, do you have any other users/groups on the Members tab of that calendar?

dave · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

No problem Ian I really appreciate you taking the time to help me resolve this and I know that the fact that you can't actually access my calendar is making things challenging.

For all of my calendars I have a public group and another group named "Admins" with a description Administrative users with an access level of Admin.

esoft_ian · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5275

Great, I'm able to reproduce this now. I should have an update shortly